MBC to investigate DhiFM Plus after upside down photo of commission chair broadcast
17 Apr 2014, 3:56 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The Maldives Broadcasting Commission (MBC) has today started investigating a case DhiFM Plus’s airing of an upside down photos of the commission’s Chair Mohamed Shaheeb.
Yesterday DhiFM Plus aired pictures of Shaheeb following the commission’s warning that measures would be taken against the private TV station for airing similar pictures of senior government officials and politicians.
The commission has repeatedly informed the station that such actions violated the MBC code of ethics.
Speaking during a press conference today, MBC’s Director General Mohamed Nasih said that the investigation was initiated by the commission itself, local media reported.
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